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Ivanchuk Vs The Young Ones: Legend Lines Up For Tata Steel ChallengersThe Challengers tournament at the "Wimbledon of Chess" may not be the main event, but in 2026 there's a good chance it outdoes the Masters for excitement.November 18, 2025·4 min read

Isn't It Weird How The Big Chess Nations Aren't Doing Well At The World CupIndia had 24 grandmasters at its own World Cup. Only one is in the quarter-finals. Uzbekistan, however...November 17, 2025·4 min read

Peter Leko's World Cup Fairytale Ends: Goodbye To One Of The Game's Great AmbassadorsIt's been amazing to see the former world title challenger roll back the years like he has in Goa. But now it's over. At least he was immediately back in the commentary booth.November 13, 2025·4 min read

Have You SEEN How Well Jospem Is Doing At The World Cup? Jose Martinez, We Salute You!As chaos reigns at the FIDE World Cup in Goa, the Clash of Blames star is playing brilliantly. Check out his piece sac against Sarana.November 12, 2025·3 min read

While The World Watches Goa, An Indian Takes Centre Stage At The President's Cup In TajikistanYes, we know the World Cup is wild and exciting. But on its rest day we just want to draw your attention to another international tournament World Chess has helped boost.November 10, 2025·3 min read

Nepomniachtchi Crashes Out Of World Cup In Latest Sign Russian Chess Is In The DoldrumsThe elimination of GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, Russia's number-one, in Round 2 typifies the state of Russian chess. He went out with a whimper.November 5, 2025·6 min read

Race For The Candidates: London Chess Classic Just Got Super-ChargedSuper GMs Alireza Firouzja and Nodirbek Abdusattorov need points—desperately. Time is running out to get to the Candidates.November 3, 2025·4 min read

Farewell, Divya! Only Woman Competing At Chess World Cup Is Knocked OutIndia's 19-year-old star-in-the-making GM Divya Deshmukh, the FIDE Women's World Cup winner, was in a field with 205 men. We really hoped she would make her mark.November 3, 2025·3 min read

Two Classics Of The Chess Calendar Unveil Line-Ups—And Hans Niemann Finally Gets An InviteTata Steel and the London Chess Classic are two events where politics and controversy rarely happen. They're just about good chess, and we love that. Enter GM Hans Niemann.October 29, 2025·5 min read

Ready, Set...Goa! Why The FIDE World Cup In India Will Be Spectacular (Even Without Carlsen)Upsets, knockouts and a competition where it's impossible to predict who'll win. The FIDE World Cup is fantastic. It starts on Thursday.October 28, 2025·5 min read

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Developing a bishop to g2 or b2 behind its pawn, aiming down the long diagonal.

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